The Oldie Blog
The Pope’s Latin teacher
By Katie Walker
Pope Francis took over from Benedict XVI seven years ago, today. Katie Walker remembers learning Latin from the old pope’s teacher https://bit.ly/32fanrp
The childish joy of being a leap-year baby
By Janet Duignan
As 29th February approaches, Janet Duignan, a leap-year baby, explains the Roman origins of this month’s extra day https://bit.ly/2hzm85o
Only goodies use iphones in the movies
By Harry Mount
Director Rian Johnson has revealed that Apple doesn’t allow baddies to use their phones. Harry Mount reviews his wonderful film, Knives Out https://bit.ly/2tlztka
In bed with Graham Greene
By Wilfred De’ath
What do the French think of English writers? Wilfred De’ath knew https://bit.ly/398uevd
The kindness of strangers
By Wilfred De’ath
In one of his last columns, Wilfred De’ath asks where the NHS would be without its diverse staff https://bit.ly/32zqhbz
The oldies on the catwalk
By Cecilia Chancellor Golden boys of the silver screen
By Charlotte Metcalf
Baby Peggy, one of the last silent film stars, has died at 101. In the 1980s, some young Surrey twins wrote fan letters to other Hollywood greats – and ended up caring for a fading starlet, writes Charlotte Metcalf https://bit.ly/3cfta3r
Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay – A movie love story
By Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay, 83 today, and the late Albert Finney were both new wave stars in the early 1960s but only became best friends on a film set in 1983 https://bit.ly/32ykegw
Harvey Weinstein guilty!
By Charlotte Metcalf
Harvey Weinstein has been convicted on charges of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and third-degree rape. Charlotte Metcalf says his actions were an abuse of power, as well as sexual abuse https://bit.ly/3cd5fgf
‘Beachball to the sun’ – a cosmic scoop
By Jeremy Hornsby
Jeremy Hornsby remembers meeting Professor Bernard Lovell on the eve of his greatest scoop https://bit.ly/3ahlzjv
RIP Wilfred De’ath (1937-2020)
By Wilfred De’ath
The Oldie is deeply sad to report the death of our star columnist Wilfred De’ath on February 19th, aged 82. Here is William Cook’s interview with him on his 80th birthday https://bit.ly/3a5gh0k
Time to get rid of the licence fee
By Michael Cole
Former BBC Royal correspondent, Michael Cole, says it’s time to end the vast payments to the BBC https://bit.ly/2t8gwy4